Body found in vehicle towed from Brooklyn Park

A body found in a vehicle towed from a Brooklyn Park apartment complex is believed to be an 18-year-old St. Paul woman, according to authorities.

The body has not yet been identified definitively, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office. Autopsy results are pending.

It was found Thursday, Feb. 21. The vehicle had been towed to a Columbia Heights impound lot on Feb. 13 by a private towing company. The company didn't see the body and typically doesn't search vehicles, sheriff's office Commander Paul Sommer said in a statement Friday.

Sommer said the body was "concealed inside the passenger compartment."

Police in Brooklyn Park, St. Paul and Columbia Heights are investigating along with the sheriff's office.